Abstract
THE Malpighian tubes are organs with a secretory and a regulatory function with regard to water and salt balance. Studies were made to determine whether, and how, they influence the phosphate-level of larvæ and pupæ of Culex pipiens during metamorphosis.
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STICH, H., GRELL, M. Incorporation of Phosphorus-32 into the Malpighian Tubes during the Metamorphosis of Culex pipiens . Nature 176, 930–931 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/176930a0
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